Cross-cultural and Bilingual Consultant in Aotearoa New Zealand
Shining a light to help you confidently navigate our
cross-cultural terrain
My Main Services
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Translation & QA
Quality, licensed te reo Māori translator and interpreter. Enquiries welcome!
Strategic Coaching & Advice
Empowering and supporting influencers and change makers – cross-cultural issues, te Tiriti and the Treaty principles.
What Makes Me Different?
As an adventurous Pākehā woman and speaker of te reo Māori, I shine a light on the conditioned ideas and beliefs that shape bicultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
The spaces in between are fertile ground for weaving together our differences to enable new possibilities.
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My Philosophy
It is time to courageously reimagine a different future in Aotearoa New Zealand where we thrive by integrating our past, becoming aware of our inherited ways of thinking and creating space for difference.
My unique approach to navigating this untracked cross-cultural terrain supports, challenges and enables individuals and organisations to be authentic, collaborative and expansive.
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Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata, whakamaua, kia tina. Seek out distant horizons, and cherish those which you attain.
Latest Posts
Treaty Principles Bill: Smokescreen for sweeping economic, environmental and social change?
OPINION AND ANALYSIS: Melanie Nelson (Pākehā) The coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill may be one of the most significant pieces of legislation we have ever
Treaty Principles Bill: Painting over the Treaty with words
“While the Treaty technically can’t be edited, the Treaty Principles Bill could profoundly alter its practical application,” writes Melanie Nelson. What’s the big deal about
Curtailing Treaty settlement obligations – Fast-track
CURTAILING TREATY SETTLEMENT OBLIGATIONS Despite claims to the contrary, the Fast-track Approvals Bill will impact Treaty settlements in some important ways. Detailed below: The Crown’s